PABLO PEREA
Please join us at Havana Gallery for Pablo Perea's solo exhibition of unique large-format paintings never before seen in Chicago! Perea is a former doctor, a painter, and now filmmaker, from Cuba.
OPENING RECEPTION
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 FROM 6 - 10 PM
Click here to see past articles and reviews about Pablo's work!
See more images from "The First and Only Lesson" a new film written and directed by Pablo - www.PereaFilms.blogspot.com
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About Pablo Perea: "Perea took an unusual path to a career in art. It began in medical school, where he became friendly with a group of artists who became a great influence on him. He listened to discussions on the history and philosophy of art, as well as eloquent conversations about discovering oneself through artistic self-expression. But he was not easily deterred from a career in medicine; he worked for several years as a general practitioner in a Havana hospital before turning solely to art.
At first Perea painted only a few small pictures while continuing his work as a doctor. But as he got more into painting, the number grew, and there came a moment in 1996 when he realized he couldn't handle both.
"I was working too many hours in the hospital and painting too many hours at night" he says, rubbing a spot of blue paint on his hand. "It was too much and that was my turning point".
But was it hard trying to work as an artist in Cuba? "No, it's hard being an artist anywhere," says Perea, laughing." - Mary Houlihan, Chicago Sun-Times